Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

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April 13th 2017:Inside the University of Pennsylvania Admissions Office - Office Hours: College Finance and Admissions Listener Questions

Curious about what holistic admissions means and how it’s practiced at different colleges and universities? In the second in our series on this topic, two former Penn admissions officers will offer some insight into how it worked at their institution. We’re also answering your college finance and admissions questions in Office Hours.

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Featured Guests

Kathy Ruby

With a career that has spanned numerous colleges and universities, Kathy Ruby offers College Coach students and families a thorough knowledge of the college finance landscape. Most recently assistant vice president of enrollment and dean of student financial aid at St. Olaf College, Kathy has extensive experience counseling families on financial aid applications (both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile), calculating awards, and reviewing appeals. In addition, her work developing financial aid practices with St. Olaf’s admissions office has given her a thorough understanding of institutional financial aid awarding policies. Kathy holds a degree in economics from Carleton College and a master’s i

Sai Somboon

I came to College Coach after working in college admissions for many years. I started my career as regional director of admissions for the University of Pennsylvania where I oversaw applications for students interested in arts and sciences, business, nursing and engineering. In graduate school, I redesigned the BFA in Dance auditions/admissions procedures. I have also worked as an independent counselor for international students overseas.